Cricut makes a variety of vinyl cutting machines to help you design and personalize hundreds of items. Ideal for Makerspaces, these machines can work with hundreds of materials to help you customize products for your school or classroom, create memorable gifts, and let students get creative with their own ideas.
There are several machines available as well as a variety of tools to help with your projects. To make things easier, we even offer a few different bundles so you get everything you need in one convenient package.
Machines
Midwest Technology offers 3 primary vinyl cutting machines, plus an additional 2 machines to enhance your Makerspace projects.
- Explore 3 works with 6 different tools for cutting and embellishing 100+ materials including cardstock, vinyl, iron-on, glitter paper, cork, and bonded fabric up to 12' long. Ideal for everyday craft projects, like iron-on transfers for the EasyPress 3, or big-time DIY adventures like a banner for your school’s cafeteria or gym.
- Maker 3 has the power to cut 300+ materials, from delicate fabric and paper to heavy chipboard, tooled leather, balsa wood, and more. With 2X speed and 10X cutting power, it can create super-long, super-precise cuts up to 12' long without a mat.
- Venture is a wide-format professional cutting machine that precision-cuts 100+ materials up to 75' long and works at commercial speeds. It also writes, scores, foils, and more.
- EasyPress 3 is an iron-on transfer machine with an advanced heat plate design and ceramic-coated surface. It’s ideal for basic T-shirts, tote bags, pillows, aprons, and more.
- TheMug Press helps you create vibrant, professional-quality, personalized mugs. Simply draw your design using Cricut Infusible Ink materials, attach it to your mug, and let the press do the rest!
Tools
A variety of tools are available to help make your work with Cricut machines easier.
- The Basic Tool Set includes a scissors, scraper, spatula, tweezers, and weeder for most DIY projects including vinyl decals, iron-on décor projects, cardstock masterpieces, and more.
- The Essential Tool Set includes a 12” trimmer, scoring stylus, scissors, scraper, spatula, tweezers, and weeder to help you slice, snip, score, weed, burnish, and trim a wide variety of materials.
- The Brayer & Tweezer Set makes working with fabrics a breeze! Designed for flawless fabric application and removal, it eliminates all wrinkles, kinks, bubbles, and puckers. Firmly adheres materials such as fabric, vinyl, and iron-ons to the cutting mat.
- Speaking of, the LightGrip Machine Mat was carefully engineered for a wide range of lightweight materials including standard paper, light cardstock, vellum, and more. As the interface between your material and your Cricut machine, each reusable mat holds your material in place as it's cut, and makes it easy to cleanly remove finished pieces once a cut is complete.
Bundles
To make shopping for vinyl cutters easier, Midwest Technology offers a few different bundles to get everything you need in one simple package.
- Explorer - Featuring the Cricut Explore 3, this bundle also includes a tool set, Smart Paper sticker cardstock, Smart Vinyl rolls, and transfer tape. Ideal for creating educational resources and student projects, this versatile collection will inspire creativity and enhance the learning experience.
- Maker 3 - The Cricut Maker® 3 is equipped with the Adaptive Tool System™ for precise cuts. A variety of Cricut® Smart Vinyl™, the Cricut® Essential Tool Set, and 2 Cricut® StandardGrip Adhesive Cutting Machine Mats are also included.
- Venture - Featuring the Cricut Venture, this bundle also includes an automatic cutoff blade, cardstock samplers, markers, grip mat, and Smart Vinyl rolls in a range of colors. Great for all skill levels and any kind of creative project your students can imagine.
- Autopress - Designed for all skill levels, the Cricut Autopress™ Professional Heat Press has adjustable heat settings and even pressure distribution to ensure professional-quality results. This bundle also includes Cricut® Smart Iron-On™ materials in a variety of colors and Cricut® Strong Heat Resistant Tape.
- EasyPress - This comprehensive bundle includes the Bluetooth®-enabled Cricut EasyPress® and an assortment of Cricut® Smart Iron-On™ materials. Additionally, the Cricut® Strong Heat Resistant Tape helps with precise alignment.
- Mug Press - This comprehensive package includes the Cricut Mug Press, a state-of-the-art heat press designed for use with drink mugs, plus 36 blank white ceramic mugs. A variety of Infusible Ink markers, pens, and transfer sheets in an array of colors are also included, plus heat-resistant tape for professional-quality results.
- Joy - Featuring the Cricut Joy, this bundle also includes a replacement blade, tool set, fine point pens, grip mat, and insert cards featuring macarons, glitter, rainbow scales, and neutral samplers. This comprehensive card-making collection will inspire creativity and imagination among your students.
- Joy Xtra - Featuring the Cricut Joy Xtra, this bundle also includes a replacement blade, starter tool set, grip mat, black permanent markers, white and black extra-long Smart Vinyl rolls, printable sticker paper, and waterproof sticker sets.
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